Alfarizy Ajie Fadhillah, Jakarta – Tensions marked an Indonesian Women's Alliance's (API) long march in the centre of the capital on Thursday June 18.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Members of the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) broke through police barriers on Thursday, June 18, to continue their demonstration toward the Hotel Indonesia

The people of Indonesia have not only become the butt of the joke that is police reforms, but have also been comprehensively deceived by President Prabowo Subianto.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Several student organizations from various universities have released a statement regarding the emergence of the United Student Executive Body (BEM Bersa

Apriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Jakarta – As the rupiah weakens, rising medicine prices are placing an increasing burden on people with chronic illnesses who rely on long-term treatment and

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Beijing – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Wednesday that he had secured a new financing commitment worth approximately $17 billion from the Asian Infra

Amsterdam – Disappointment with the Indonesian political system, which is believed to be increasingly distant from the ordinary people, has given rise to a new political initiative amon

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Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Police detained at least 69 people on Thursday for allegedly obstructing a court-ordered eviction and repossession of the Sultan Hotel and Residence complex in Ja

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The Head of Public Relations for the Yogyakarta Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Ihsan, confirmed that one of their undercover officers was questioned b

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Pulp and paper giant APRIL made recent changes that are concerning to environmental groups.

Jakarta – Rights defender Andrie Yunus repeatedly asked for the trial against soldiers involved in the March acid attack that left him blind in one eye to be held in a civilian court, n

Alfarizy Ajie Fadhillah, Jakarta – Protesters who are members of the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held a long march to the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday morning June

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Andrie Yunus, is currently undergoing physiotherapy, three mon

Maretha Uli and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Calls are growing to suspend and review President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program amid mounting concerns about persist

Duncan Graham – Student protests against Prabowo Subianto's militarised style of government have exposed anger over prices, corruption and civil liberties, but without broader public su

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% on Thursday, stepping up efforts to stabilize the rupiah amid mounting e

Medan – Dozens of students from the Medan branch of the Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI) in North Sumatra held a demonstration in front of the Medan city Regional House of Re

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesia Cyber Security Forum (ICSF), Ardi Sutedja, has exposed the rampant practice of paid hackers, involving professional cyber syndi

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Leadership, Busyro Muqoddas, has proposed that the free nutritious meal program (MBG) be temporarily suspended

Antara, Jakarta – The free nutritious meals program cannot be discontinued because it constitutes a political commitment made by President Prabowo Subianto during his successful preside

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai stated that the roadblock set up by joint military-police forces against students marching in the "Menuju Indonesia

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Human Rights Ministry on Wednesday defended the government's free nutritious meals program, arguing that it represents a concrete effort to fulfill

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Several student executive boards (BEM) from various campuses have hit back at the sudden emergence of an alliance calling itself "BEM Bersatu" (BEM Unite

Makassar – The Student Executive Council (BEM) from the Makassar State University (UNM) in South Sulawesi believes the Republic of Indonesia is currently in a state of decline due to Pr

Adji G Rinepta, Jogja – Hundreds of students from the Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University Alliance (UMY) held a protest action at the Zero Kilometre Point in the Central Java city of Yog

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura Regency Environmental Agency (DLH) and the Papua Program of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia have invited various community g

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Women's Alliance of Indonesia will stage a demonstration in front of the State Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, June 18, 2026, with dozens of women's or

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Several student journalists from Pers Suara Mahasiswa (SUMA) at the University of Indonesia (UI) were reportedly being harassed by unidentified individual

The Indonesian economy will continue to be under pressure, regardless of who becomes Minister of Finance.

Iqbal Tawakal Lazuardi, Jakarta – Students from various universities across West Java staged another demonstration in front of the West Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building

Sepang – Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta departed for Dili early today after concluding a five-day special visit to Malaysia aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and regional co

Usman Hamid and Haeril Halim – The lenient treatment by the courts of the four soldiers involved in the March acid attack on human rights defender Andrie Yunus is a blatant whitewash th

Budiman, Lebak, Banten – Rising food prices are increasingly being felt by households across Indonesia, particularly by mothers responsible for managing family budgets and preparing dai

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – From fuel price hikes to multibillion-dollar government programs, a growing list of grievances has fueled recurring protests during President Prabowo Subianto's fi

Silpester Kasipka, Sentani, Jubi – The Jayapura Regency Clergy Forum has been established as a platform to strengthen cooperation among church leaders from various denominations in reli

Rahmat Hidayat – Public debate has intensified in Indonesia following allegations that former University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) Student Executive Board chairman Tiyo Ardianto has connecti

Surabaya – Students protesting a number of government policies crowded on to Jalan Gubernur Suryo to hold a demonstration in front of the Grahadi State Building (governor's office) in S

Antara, Jakarta – A senior official said Wednesday that the government would raise the coal production quota to exceed 600 million tons.

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Students from Lanny Jaya Regency in Highlands Papua Province submitted a written complaint to the Papua office of Indonesia's National Commission on Human Ri

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Chinese automakers are rapidly strengthening their presence in Indonesia's automotive market, with wholesale vehicle sales surging 72% year-on-year during the f

On 15 June 2026, an 18-year-old student named Yustinus Yalak reportedly sustained a gunshot wound to his right thigh (see photo on top, source: independent HRD) during an alleged milita

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Residents of Kuyawage District in Lanny Jaya Regency, Highlands Papua Province, have declared their opposition to the presence of non-organic Indonesian

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka did not reach any agreement with student representatives from the University of Bung Karno (UBK) Studen

Fannesa Adisty Laksmita – One of the mandates of Indonesia's Reformasi (reform) was to reform the military by establishing civilian supremacy over a professional armed force.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A public discussion featuring senior members of President Prabowo Subianto's administration at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, e

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Personnel from the Central Jakarta Metropolitan Police intercepted the Bung Karno University Student Executive Board (BEM UBK) who were planning to hold

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board of Bung Karno University (BEM UBK) has accepted an invitation to mediate with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from various student organizations in South Sumatra swarmed the regional representatives' office (DPRD) to protest what they referred to a

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Metropolitan Police explained the reasons for restricting student protest at the Tugu Tani area and the Patung Kuda (Horse Statue) Ar